Fostering life

My friend DeWayne Britt supplied me with another good thought for this blog (I really need to add his name to the blog!) This is about something Christians can do as a pro-life ministry, our “hot topic” from last Sunday. DeWayne says:

The one thing that Christians can and should consider short of Adoption is being a Foster Parent. This is something that can be done now and with no real effort on the front end. The Department of Children’s Services is always in need of good Foster Parents but even much more, Christian Foster Parents. What an opportunity awaits both the Christian and the foster child. We have never received a child in our home that had been “churched”. All have come from very dysfunctional families where incest, drugs, physical-sexual abuse, neglect were common place. As a Christian we have been able to, if nothing else, introduce them to Jesus Christ through our commitment to a Christian life, Church and through our example, be it not always perfect. They are able to see a family, who although not the “Beaver Cleaver” example, one that loves each other regardless of our flaws and failures, stick it out, try to make things better and most importantly knows who holds it all together; Jesus Christ. Some children are only in the foster home for a short period of time but others longer. Imagine that child being introduced to Jesus then returning to the dysfunctional home. What a support for the child in a bad situation, but what if the child is able, through Jesus Christ change that family? Although Fostering can be difficult at times, the benefit for all exceeds any other accomplishment that I can think of. Attached is the DCS Adoption/Fostering web site for more information about DCS opportunities; http://tennessee.gov/youth/adoption/

June 13, 2006 · Filed Under Life

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